Dorsal Thalamus Connection Summary Flashcards
Sensory relay nuclei
VPL
VPM
MGN
LGN
Motor relay nuclei
VA
VL
Limbic relay nuclei
Anterior
LD
Association nuclei
Pulvinar
DM
Nonspecific nuclei
CM/PF
TRN
VPL input
Body, from DCML and anterolateral system
VPL output
Somatosensory cortex
VPM input
Face, from trigeminal lemniscus and anterior trigeminothalamic tract
VPM output
Somatosensory cortex
MGN input
Auditory: inferior colliculus
MGN output
Auditory cortex
LGN input
Visual: optic tract
LGN output
Visual cortex
VA input
Basal ganglia, cerebellum
VA output
Primary motor cortex, premotor cortex
VL input
Basal ganglia, cerebellum
VL output
Primary motor cortex, premotor cortex
Anterior input
Ipsilateral mammillary bodies via mammilothalamic tract
Anterior output
Cingulate cortex, prefrontal cortex, parietal cortex
LD input
Entorhinal cortex and hippocampus
LD output
Cingulate cortex, parietal cortex
Pulvinar input
Retina, visual association cortices, auditory association cortices, parietal, temporal, frontal, and occipital association areas, superior colliculus
Pulvinar output
Visual association cortices, auditory association cortices, parietal, temporal, frontal, and occipital association areas
DM input
Prefrontal cortex, entorhinal cortex, basal ganglia, limbic system
DM output
Prefrontal cortex, entorhinal cortex, basal ganglia, limbic system
CM/PF input
Cholinergic and dopaminergic input from brainstem
CM/PF output
Striatum, cortex
TRN input
Collaterals from corticothalamic and thalamocortical projections
TRN output
Entire thalamus
